Finger ring



May 31, 1938. E FOSTER 2,119,229

FINGER RING Filed March 15, 1937 is then further formed to bring it into the finger Tony 1E. Foster, lindianalia, Ind, lanes to Herfi-llonw dict, dianapolis, lind.

Application March 113, lldti', Serial No. M01333 (ill. 63-15) ll @ll This invention relates to a method of term-- ing a finger ring and has for its primary object the forming of a ring which will have a massive appearance accompanied by light weight and at the same time permitting the forming oi the ring entirely out of a single metal without having to employ less precious metals or the like for fillers. A still further primary object of the invention is to form a ring of the above indicated nature from a number of parts which may be assembled and formed into an integral ring without having exposed edges of the juncture of difierent metals. i

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those versed in the art in the following description of one particular embodiment of the invention as illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing, in which r Fig. 1 is a top view in perspective of a finger band blank;

Fig. 2, a similar view form of the blank;

Fig. 3, the blank formed into a ring;

Fig. i, a view in perspective of a side plate here shown as plain in design;

if a slightly modified Fig. 5, a top view in perspective of a mounting throughout the several views in the drawing.

The first step is to form a finger band blank generally designated by the numeral ill to have a central portion formed with a recess or de- 40 pression ii bounded on the two lateral sides by 45 in many cases as indicated in the form shown in Fig. 2. Theuse of the bar It is to reeniorce the under wall of the depressed area or zone or to be utilized as a means for securing stones or the like in place in the finished ring.

The finger band it formed as above indicated ring shape as indicated in Fig. 3 where the two ends of the blank have been united at some position such as at A. In curving the blank around to this ring shape, the under wall ii of the de- Like characters of reference indicate like parts pressed zone ii is likewise curved and in so doing, the extreme upper areas of the shoulders ii and it are brought into a flattened condition,. both coming then into the same plane. In order to accomplish this result, these shoulders it and 1 it have their upper faces originally concave as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Any suitable mounting crown is then formed to be carried on these upper flattened faces of the shoulders it and it. In the form herein shown, Fig. 5*, the crown it is generally oblong in shape and proportioned to have the upper sides of its ends rest respectively on these upper faces oi'the shoulders l2 and iii to have the ends of the crown coincide with the outer margins of these shoulders. or course any desired ornamentation may be employed about the crown piece it but for the sake of clearness, the crown is herein shown as having plain or outer walls devoid of ornamentation.

A pair of side plates ill and it of the general configuration as shown in Fig. 4 is formed so as to cover over those portions of the depressed zone ii exposed between the sides of the crown I6 and the longitudinal ends of that zone. The crown iiivand the side plates ll and It are secured to the finger band proper and one to the other in any of the well known methods such as by solder ing or fusing.

The crown It may be formed for either an all metal or a stone mounting, the form, herein shown being that for a stone mounting. In this form, a stone It is shown as being mounted on the crown l6 and is further shown as having a metal ornament 20 mounted on the outer side of the stone it to have a rivet 2i extending through the stone and down through the wall it. As indicated in Fig. 8, the reenforcing bar it may be employed in this type of mounting to advantage for reenforcing the .wall i5 and also provide for suitable thickness for retaining the headed end of the rivet 2|. Further, as indicated in Fig. 8, it is 'to be noted that while the ring externally presents alarm and massive appearance, this appearance is not secured at the disadvantage of added weight. Instead the space below the crown piece it bounded by the plates I! and i8 and the under wall I5 is left hollow and is not filled in. Furthermore it is to be noted that the entire finger band which would contact the finger oi the wearer is made oi a single piece of metal without inlays or fillers exposed or otherwise and consequently there is but one color of metal exposed both on the inner side of the band and on its edges.

crown seat, and said band having a bar extending centrally across such recess between said raised central portions of the shoulder and upstanding from the bottom of the recess, a mounting crown secured to and resting by its ends on said central portions of the shoulder across and above said recess, side plates covering over and enclosing the portions of said recess on either side of said crown, resting on said shoulder and in abutment with the sides of said crown, a setting on the mounting crown and means comprising a rivet securing the setting to said bar.

TONY E. FOSTER. 

